Detachable calk.



WYLIE J. KOONTZ, OF BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA.

DETACHABLE CALK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 23, 1909.

Application filed April 16, 1908. Serial No. 427,432.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, WYLIE J. KooN'rz, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bloomington, in the county of Monroe and State of Indiana,have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements in Detachable Calks,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to horse shoes, and more particularly vtodetachable calks or ice creepers therefor, and has for its object toprovide a device of this class which is adapted to be engaged with ahorse shoe of the ordinary type now in use:

Another object is to provide such a device which may be readily engagedor detached from a horse shoe already secured to a horses hoof.

Another object of this invention is to provide such a device adapted tobe formed largely from sheet metal.

Another object is to provide such an article which may be manufacturedat low cost.

A further object is to provide such a device which will be extremelylight in weight yet of a maximum efficiency.

Another object is to provide such a device the operative parts of whichwill occupy but little room. 4

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription and it will be understood that changes in the specificstructure shown and described may be made within the scope of the claimand that any suitable materials may be used without departing from thespirit of the invention.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is a bottom view of the attachment engaged upon a shoe, F ig. 2is a cross sectional view of a hoof having a shoe thereon and thepresent device engaged therewith, Fig. 3 is a sectional view at rightangles with Fig. 2, showing the manner of engaging the operative meanswith the calk plates. Fig. ibis a detailed sectional view of one of thecalks.

Referring to the drawings, there is shown a hoof 10 having a shoe 11engaged thereon with which the present invention is engaged, as shown.The creeper comprises two engaging members or calk plates 12 comprisinga central portion 13 carrying at opposite ends diagonally and outwardlyeX- tending engaging arm 14. The engaging arms 14 carry shoe engagingtongues 15 stamped therefrom and offset upwardly, being spaced inwardlyfrom the ends of the arms 14. Outwardly of the tongues 15 and upon theopposite faces of the arms 14, there are secured calli members 16, of asuitable type. The central portions 13 are provided with upwardlyrecessed portions 19, having perforations 18 formed centrally thereof.Screw receiving members 2l having threaded openings therethrough, andhaving rivet portions provided with heads 21 are engaged in the openings18, as shown. A right and left threaded screw member 25 having apolygonal nut portion 26 at its center, is engaged in the threadedopenings of said screw receiving members as shown.

It will be seen that the stamped tongues 15 are adapted to engageagainst the inner edges of a horse shoe, and that upon operation of themember 25 the tongues 15 will be brought into coengagement with a shoe,and serve to hold the calk securely upon the horses foot. The centralportion 13 is arched laterally and inwardly, and broadened at its middleto strengthen it against the operation of the member 25.

The call; members 16 comprise circular base pieces 30 having centralthreaded openings therein, and secured to the portion 14 in a suitablemanner, and points 31 having threaded stems engaged detachably in thebase portion.

What is claimed is z A horse shoe creeper comprising oppositely disposedplates stamped from sheet metal, said 1plates having a central portion,and integra shoe engaging portions at opposite sides thereof, said shoeengaging portions having outwardly extending o fset tongues stampedtherefrom, road engaging members carried by said shoe engaging portionsoppositely of said tongues, and means coengaged with said plates andadapted to force the plates outwardly for coengagement of the memberswith a horse shoe.

In testimony whereof I afHX my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

WYLIE J. KOONTZ.

Witnesses:

ALFRED H. PERING, HENRY A. SEWARD.

